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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

  • 19781978
  • 1h 48m
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7.3/10
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
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After suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.After suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.After suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.
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    • Fred Schepisi
    • Fred Schepisi(screenplay)
    • Thomas Keneally(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tommy Lewis
    • Freddy Reynolds
    • Angela Punch McGregor
    • Fred Schepisi
    • Fred Schepisi(screenplay)
    • Thomas Keneally(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tommy Lewis
    • Freddy Reynolds
    • Angela Punch McGregor
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    • 16User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    Tommy Lewis
    Tommy Lewis
    • Jimmie Blacksmith
    Freddy Reynolds
    • Mort Blacksmith
    Angela Punch McGregor
    • Gilda Marshall
    • (as Angela Punch)
    Ray Barrett
    Ray Barrett
    • Farrell
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Rev. Neville
    Steve Dodd
    • Tabidgi
    • (as Steve Dodds)
    Peter Carroll
    Peter Carroll
    • McCready
    Ruth Cracknell
    • Mrs. Heather Newby
    Don Crosby
    • Jack Newby
    Elizabeth Alexander
    Elizabeth Alexander
    • Petra Graf
    Peter Sumner
    Peter Sumner
    • Dowie Steed
    Tim Robertson
    Tim Robertson
    • Healey
    Ray Meagher
    Ray Meagher
    • Dud Edmonds
    Brian Anderson
    • Hyberry
    Jane Harders
    • Mrs. Healey
    Julie Dawson
    • Martha Neville
    Jack Charles
    Jack Charles
    • Harry Edwards
    Arthur Dignam
    Arthur Dignam
    • Man in Butcher Shop
      • Fred Schepisi
      • Fred Schepisi(screenplay)
      • Thomas Keneally(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Tommy Lewis had never had any acting experience when he was cast as this film's lead character Jimmie Blacksmith.
    • Quotes

      McCready: You can't say we haven't given you anything. We've introduced you to alcohol, religion.

      Jimmie Blacksmith: Religion.

      McCready: Influenza, measles, syphilis. School.

      Jimmie Blacksmith: School.

      McCready: A whole host of improvements.

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      Featured in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith: Melbourne Premiere from 'Willesee at Seven', June 1978 (1978)

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    3/10
    Politically driven film with few positive elements
    If you're the sort of person who enjoys being depressed, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is the film for you. A short summary of the film is as follows. Young half aboriginal/half white boy is raised by a white Christian family. As he goes off to find a job, he discovers that every white person in the world is actually a racist. He tries to get over this fact by trying to lose his 'black soul', and become more like a white man. He is constantly cheated and laughed at by his white employers. Of course there is only one thing a decent person can possibly do when faced with this. He goes and chops up a couple of women and young girls with an axe. Sound fun so far? Well it gets better anyway, but I won't give away the whole plot in case you actually want to watch the movie. Of course one might say, but isn't the message important? Well, no. It is true that Aborigines were generally considered inferior at the time, and that there was some racism going on. But this film ruthlessly exaggerates it to prove a point, which appears to be that white society is a corrupter of black people. Leaving aside the negative storyline and the political point-scoring, however, the acting is fairly decent, and score is alright too. Apart from that, don't bother watching this.
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    • davidgoesboating
    • Feb 20, 2005

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1978 (Australia)
      • Australia
      • English
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      • Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • The Film House
      • Australian Film Commission
      • Film Victoria
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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